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- September 2013
- Article
Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Business leaders send a powerful message when they make a commitment to diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Working Conditions;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Diversity;
Gender
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 9 (September 2013): 68–76.
- 25 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
- October 1997 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Asda (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
In the mid-1980s, Asda was one of the most successful retail companies in the United Kingdom. By 1991, the chain of 200 grocery stores had a lack of direction, a demoralized workforce, declining profits, rising debt, collapsing stock price, and was facing bankruptcy....
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Asda (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-005, October 1997. (Revised January 2008.)
- January 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office: August 2006
By: Josh Lerner
The Yale Investments Office must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and so forth. Considers the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy....
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Keywords:
Higher Education;
Asset Management;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Investment Portfolio;
Risk Management
Lerner, Josh. "Yale University Investments Office: August 2006." Harvard Business School Case 807-073, January 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
- March 1974 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
First National City Bank Operating Group (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Growth in the banking field has produced new demands on the "back office." Traditional management practices in check processing and paper handling operations have resulted in ten years of cost increases and quality loss. New manager of the operating group faces an...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transition;
Banks and Banking;
Management Practices and Processes;
Managerial Roles;
Production;
Banking Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "First National City Bank Operating Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-165, March 1974. (Revised June 1996.)
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation....
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- June 2020 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Time Out: The Evolution from Media to Markets
By: Kate Barasz and Eva Ascarza
In February 2020, Time Out’s chief executive officer Julio Bruno is evaluating the strategic direction of the company. Over the span of five decades, Time Out — the global media and entertainment brand — had gone from a self-published counterculture publication in...
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Keywords:
Branding;
Media Businesses;
Hospitality;
Hospitality Industry;
Digital;
Brands and Branding;
Media;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Barasz, Kate, and Eva Ascarza. "Time Out: The Evolution from Media to Markets." Harvard Business School Case 520-128, June 2020. (Revised July 2023.)
- January 2018
- Case
Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu
In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world’s largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divestiture process from Ak Gida, one of the leading dairy companies in Turkey. The company had adopted a dual track process, pursuing an initial...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Private Sector;
For-Profit Firms;
Business Model;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Value Creation;
Decision Making;
Growth Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Initial Public Offering;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Family Business;
Joint Ventures;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Turkey
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Eren Kuzucu. "Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale." Harvard Business School Case 118-036, January 2018.
- February 2002 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Morgan Stanley Japan, 2002
By: Tarun Khanna and Louis P. DiLorenzo, Jr
Thierry Porte, president of Morgan Stanley Japan, had spent the brisk November day in Tokyo with Eric Best, Morgan Stanley's head of scenario planning, outlining the exercise that all of the managing directors in Japan would participate in shortly. Japan remained mired...
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Keywords:
Planning;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Investment Banking;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Japan;
United States
Khanna, Tarun, and Louis P. DiLorenzo, Jr. "Morgan Stanley Japan, 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-458, February 2002. (Revised February 2002.)
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute Heidi K. Gardner, Edo Bedzra, and Shereef M. ElnahalHarvard Business School Case 412-029 Dr. Barrett Rollins, chief scientific View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Poland's A2 Motorway
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000, AWSA's chief financial officer, Wojciech Gebicki, is preparing for a meeting with the projects' lead bankers to...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Project Finance;
Projects;
Construction Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Poland
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Poland's A2 Motorway." Harvard Business School Case 202-030, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- September 2000
- Case
Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Melissa Dailey and Fred Young
"We have made significant progress in reshaping the group in the current cycle of change," announced the homepage of Jardine Matheson & Co.'s web site. Percy Weatherall, newly appointed managing director of the company, knew all too well about change. In his previous...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Decisions;
Information Technology;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology Adoption
McFarlan, F. Warren, Melissa Dailey, and Fred Young. "Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market." Harvard Business School Case 301-045, September 2000.
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
Private equity firm XAF Partners had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing offices across Asia. At the end of their day-long partners' retreat, several firm partners discuss the challenges they face as "producing managers." These include collaboration and...
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- May 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Together for Sustainability
This case documents the origin and development of Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative dedicated to raising sustainability standards throughout the industry’s supply chains. In 2011, six Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) from some of the...
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Keywords:
Environmental Sustainability;
Standards;
Supply Chain Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Chemical Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, David Shin, and Emily Tedards. "Together for Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 424-062, May 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- October 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
The University of Notre Dame Endowment
By: Andre F. Perold and Paul Michael Buser
The Endowment Model of Investing, which was based on creating high risk-adjusted performance through diversification, a long time horizon, top-notch outside managers, and illiquid investments, had served Notre Dame and other large universities well over the past...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Higher Education;
Asset Management;
Private Equity;
Financial Liquidity;
Investment;
Risk Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Paul Michael Buser. "The University of Notre Dame Endowment." Harvard Business School Case 210-007, October 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- Web
Faculty & Advisors - MBA
of AI-enabled health and longevity for all. Paul Clancy MBA, Columbia University; BS, Babson College Paul has worked in the biotech industry for the last twenty-three years and spent fourteen years in the consumer products industry. He served as the View Details
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Class Profile - MBA
Other Pacific Islander — — 3 1% White 287 50% 363 63% Multi-Race 34 6% — — Did not Report 6 1% 6 1% The Department of the Interior via the Office of Civil Rights provides federal guidelines for maintaining, collecting, and presenting data...
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- January 2020 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Salary Finance US
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In October 2019, Dan Macklin, the newly-appointed chief executive of Salary Finance Inc., was weighing his options for the future of the business. The company’s value proposition was quite simple: partner with employers to offer employees affordable loans that were...
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Keywords:
Employees;
Credit;
Financing and Loans;
Wages;
Innovation and Invention;
Expansion;
Growth Management;
Decision Making;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Salary Finance US." Harvard Business School Case 720-421, January 2020. (Revised May 2021.)
- July 2014
- Case
Thompson Asset Management
By: William Fruhan and John Banko
Thompson Asset Management (TAM) is a small investment advisory and asset management firm in Jacksonville, Florida, with about $100 million in assets under management in two different funds. Since starting the firm in 2009, the CEO and founder Allison Thompson has had a...
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Keywords:
Small Business;
Asset Management;
Expansion;
Investment Portfolio;
Financial Services Industry;
Florida
Fruhan, William, and John Banko. "Thompson Asset Management." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-565, July 2014.
- Program
Advanced Management Program
financing, and outperforming the competition Deploy a broadly informed global perspective as you evaluate markets, analyze competitive forces, and establish corporate strategy Navigate the global financial system while capturing...
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